With money from a GoVirginia grant, in 2021 middle schoolers will have the chance to take three new technology-based electives.

Half of the high schools in the Capital Region do not offer any computer science courses, according to a report that called for more “computational thinking” at all grade levels.

The proposal, which was presented by members of the Ohio House and has yet to be officially introduced, would require schools to offer at least one computer science course for students in grades 8-12.

Should Computer Science be a mandatory part of a high school curriculum? This question was originally answered on Quora by Hadi Partovi.

Math, computer science teacher Firoza Rahman founded Coding Club for students interested in programming at Alexander Hamilton High School in Elmsford.